MA000153 PR606479

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2017–18
(C2018/1)

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY AWARD 2016
[MA000153]


Commonwealth employment
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR COLE PROFESSOR RICHARDSON MR GIBBS	MELBOURNE, 20 JUNE 2018

Annual Wage Review 2017–18.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2017–18 on 1 June 2018 [[2018] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(a) and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hours per week) $	Minimum Hourly Pay Rate $
AG level 1	41,352	21.57
AG level 2	44,803	23.37
AG level 3	48,657	25.38
AG level 4	51,667	26.95
AG level 5	55,884	29.15
AG level 6	58,952	30.75
AG level 7	66,831	34.86
AG level 8	72,486	37.81
TRAINEES
Cadet (practical training)	41,352	21.57
Trainee (Technical)	43,385	22.63

2. By deleting the amounts “11.18”, “13.74” and “16.86” appearing in clause 13.5 and inserting “11.57”, “14.22” and “17.45” respectively.

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause F.5.4 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hours/week) $	Minimum Hourly Pay Rate $
AFTRS level 1	42,273	22.05
AFTRS level 2	45,858	23.92
AFTRS level 3	49,826	25.99
AFTRS level 4	53,047	27.67
AFTRS level 5	57,226	29.85
AFTRS level 6	60,715	31.67
AFTRS level 7	69,323	36.16
AFTRS level 8	73,349	38.26
Teaching/Training level B	65,067	33.94
Teaching/Training level C	77,989	40.68
Teaching/Training level D	89,760	46.82
Teaching/Training level E	109,161	56.94

4. By deleting the amounts “999.01” and “1997.99” appearing in clause H.6.1 and inserting “1033.96” and “2067.89” respectively.

5. By deleting the amount “$20,352.63” appearing in clause H.8.3 and inserting “$21,064.70”.

6. By deleting the amount “$20,352.63” appearing in clause H.10.1(a) and inserting “$21,064.70”.

7. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.11.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Community language allowance – CLA rate 1	H.6.1	Yearly	4424.31	1033.96
Community language allowance – CLA rate 2	H.6.1	Yearly	8848.48	2067.89
District Allowance – Eligible dependant/eligible partner income	H.8.3	Yearly income less than	90,135.64	21,064.70
District Allowance – Eligible dependant/eligible partner income	H.10.1(a)	Yearly income less than	90,135.64	21,064.70

8. By deleting the amount “$29.82” appearing in clause I.5.1 and inserting “$30.87”.

9. By deleting the amount “$7823.71” appearing in clause I.6.1(a) and inserting “$8097.44”.

10. By deleting the amount “$6044.00” appearing in clause I.6.1(b) and inserting “$6255.46”.

11. By deleting the table appearing in clause I.17.4 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Pay point	Annual salary $	Hourly rate (inclusive of leave loading) $
AMSA Level 7	1^stpoint	94,208	49.14
	Minimum	92,655	48.33
AMSA Level 6	4^th point	89,798	46.84
	3^rd point	85,120	44.40
	2^nd point	80,462	41.97
	1^st point	75,784	39.53
	Minimum	69,668	36.34
AMSA Level 5	5^th point	65,872	34.36
	4^th point	64,300	33.54
	3^rd point	62,728	32.72
	2^nd point	61,137	31.89
	1^st point	59,546	31.06
	Minimum	57,955	30.23
AMSA Level 4	4^th point	57,034	29.75
	3^rd point	55,712	29.06
	2^nd point	54,408	28.38
	1^st point	51,801	27.02
	Minimum	49,577	25.86
AMSA Level 3	4^th point	50,363	26.27
	3^rd point	48,312	25.20
	2^nd point	47,430	24.74
	1^st point	46,260	24.13
	Minimum	45,052	23.50
AMSA Level 2	3^rd point	44,017	22.96
	2^nd point	42,771	22.31
	1^st point	41,582	21.69
	Minimum	40,240	20.99
AMSA Level 1	3^rd point	39,569	20.64
	2^nd point	38,438	20.05
	1^st point	37,326	19.47
	Minimum	36,291	18.93

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause I.18.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Field allowance	I.5.1	Per day	132.08	30.87
International Labour Organization allowance – port office	I.6.1(a)	Annually	34,648.85	8097.44
International Labour Organization allowance – Canberra office	I.6.1(b)	Annually	26,767.07	6255.46

13. By deleting the table appearing in clause J.5 and inserting the following:

Remuneration Band	Minimum Salary per annum $
Graduate trainee (Band 1)	38,128
1	40,761
2	50,968
3	65,188
4	87,269

14. By deleting the amount “$1.50” appearing in clause K.3.1 and inserting “$1.55”.

15. By deleting the amount “$2.73” appearing in clause K.3.2 and inserting “$2.82”.

16. By deleting the amount “$4.00” appearing in clause K.3.3(a) and inserting “$4.14”.

17. By deleting the amount “$5.01” appearing in clause K.3.3(b) and inserting “$5.19”.

18. By deleting the amount “$7.84” appearing in clause K.3.4 and inserting “$8.11”.

19. By deleting the amount “$3.52” appearing in clause K.3.5 and inserting “$3.65”.

20. By deleting the amount “$23.85” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(i) and inserting “$24.68”.

21. By deleting the amount “$28.76” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(ii) and inserting “$29.76”.

22. By deleting the amount “$34.45” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(iii) and inserting “$35.65”.

23. By deleting the amount “$1.38” appearing in clause K.3.8(a)(i) and inserting “$1.42”.

24. By deleting the amount “$1.81” appearing in clause K.3.8(a)(ii) and inserting “$1.87”.

25. By deleting the table appearing in clause K.16.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Insanitary allowance	K.3.1	Per day	6.65	1.55
Aquatic ponds	K.3.2	Per day	12.08	2.82
Spray gangs	K.3.3(a)	Per day	17.7	4.14
Spray gangs – high pressure spray equipment	K.3.3(b)	Per day	22.2	5.19
Work in rain	K.3.4	Per day	34.71	8.11
Heights (trees)	K.3.5	Per day	15.6	3.65
Leading hands (not more than 5 employees)	K.3.6(a)(i)	Per week	105.62	24.68
Leading hands (6-10 employees)	K.3.6(a)(ii)	Per week	127.35	29.76
Leading hands (more than 10 employees)	K.3.6(a)(iii)	Per week	152.55	35.65
Spray work (GSO 8)	K.3.8(a)(i)	Per day	6.09	1.42
Spray work (GSO 8 – high pressure equipment)	K.3.8(a)(ii)	Per day	8.01	1.87

26. By deleting the amount “$7.63” appearing in clause L.4.4 and inserting “$7.89”.

27. By deleting the amounts “$12.48” and “$9.35” appearing in clause L.4.5 and inserting “$12.92” and “$9.68” respectively.

28. By deleting the amount “$1586.96” appearing in clause L.9.1 and inserting “$1642.48”.

29. By deleting the table appearing in clause L.13 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Stream	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hours per week) $	Hourly rate
Airworthiness Officer A	Air Safety Regulator	57,629	30.06
Airworthiness Officer B		65,796	34.32
Airworthiness Officer C		73,253	38.21
Airworthiness Officer D		78,295	40.84
Flying Operations Inspector Level 1	Flying Operations	82,072	42.81
Flying Operations Inspector Level 2		85,830	44.77
Level 3 - 29,000 to 50,000kg		98,483	51.37
Level 3 - 50,000 to 70,000kg		104,771	54.65
Level 3 - 70,000 to 140,000kg		110,426	57.60
Level 3 - 140,000kg to 250,000kg		119,878	62.53
Level 3 - over 250,000kg		141,350	73.73
Manager Flying Operations	Manager	100,361	52.35

30. By deleting the amount “$7931.90” appearing in clause L.14.4(b) and inserting “$8209.42”.

31. By deleting the table appearing in clause L.15.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Allowance for travel at difficult times	L.4.4	each continuous period	33.77	7.89
Flying disability allowance – aerial surveillance	L.4.5	hourly	55.27	12.92
Flying disability allowance – on the job training	L.4.5	hourly	41.41	9.68
Loss of licence	L.9.1	annually	7028.15	1642.48
Team Leader	L.14.4(b)	annually	35,128.01	8209.42

32. By deleting the table appearing in clause M.2.1 and inserting the following:

Classification	Minimum salary $
Electorate Officer A	49,243
Electorate Officer B	51,159
Electorate Officer C	56,410

33. By deleting the amount “$1.10” appearing in clause N.3.1 and inserting “$1.14”.

34. By deleting the amount “$0.78” appearing in clause N.3.2 and inserting “$0.81”.

35. By deleting the amount “$1.10” appearing in clause N.3.3 and inserting “$1.14”.

36. By deleting the amount “$0.78” appearing in clause N.3.4 and inserting “$0.81”.

37. By deleting the amount “$0.80” appearing in clause N.4.1 and inserting “$0.83”.

38. By deleting the amount “$0.63” appearing in clause N.4.2 and inserting “$0.66”.

39. By deleting the amounts “$4.70” and “$0.96” appearing in clause N.5 and inserting “$4.86” and “$1.00” respectively.

40. By deleting the table appearing in clause N.10.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Welding
Aluminium MIG	N.3.1	hourly	4.87	1.14
Aluminium TIG	N.3.2	hourly	3.47	0.81
Plasma arc process	N.3.3	hourly	4.87	1.14
Other welding	N.3.4	hourly	3.47	0.81
Epoxy-based materials – with catalyst hardener and reactive additives or two-page catalyst systems	N.4.1	hourly	3.56	0.83
Epoxy-based materials – in close proximity	N.4.2	hourly	2.81	0.66
Scaffolding
For the first four hours or part thereof	N.5	first four hours	20.8	4.86
Per additional hour	N.5	hourly	4.26	1.00

41. By deleting the amount “$1489.12” appearing in clause O.7.2 and inserting “$1541.22”.

42. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.7.4(a) and inserting the following:

Classification	Annual allowance $
Cadet Journalist	1688.05
Level 1 Journalist	2258.54
Level 2 Journalist	3041.72
Level 3 and Level 4 Journalist	3311.58

43. By deleting the amount “$53,454.84” appearing in clause O.11.1(a) and inserting “$55,325.05”.

44. By deleting the amount “$53,454.84” appearing in clause O.12.7(a) and inserting “$55,325.05”.

45. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.20.3(b) and inserting the following:

Classification	$
Cadet Journalist	38,588
Broadcaster 1; Broadcaster Journalist Level 1	47,188
Broadcaster 2; Broadcaster Journalist Level 2	58,337
Broadcaster 3; Broadcaster Journalist Level 3	62,365
Journalist 1	47,188
Journalist 2	58,337
Journalist 3	62,365
Journalist 4	71,365
Operations Officer Level 1	39,856
Operations Officer Level 2	49,539
Operations Officer Level 3	54,331
Operations Officer Level 4	59,049
Operations Officer Level 5	60,819
Operations Officer Level 6	62,065
Information Technology Officer Level 1	45,887
Information Technology Officer Level 2	48,300
Information Technology Officer Level 3	53,191
Information Technology Officer Level 4	59,049

46. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.21.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Language allowance	O.7.2	Annually	6594.85	1541.22
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Cadet Journalist	O.7.4(a)	Annually	7223.14	1688.05
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 1	O.7.4(a)	Annually	9664.26	2258.54
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 2	O.7.4(a)	Annually	13,015.50	3041.72
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 3 and 4	O.7.4(a)	Annually	14,170.21	3311.58
Journalist Level 4 – per annum amount for calculation of overtime	O.11.1(a), O.12.7(a)	Annually	236,735.36	55,325.05

47. By deleting clause S.5 and inserting the following:

S.5 Minimum Wages

S.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix S1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	323.10	355.80	423.90
Plus 1 year out of school	355.80	423.90	493.30
Plus 2 years out of school	423.90	493.30	574.10
Plus 3 years out of school	493.30	574.10	657.30
Plus 4 years out of school	574.10	657.30
Plus 5 or more years out of school	657.30

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	323.10	355.80	412.40
Plus 1 year out of school	355.80	412.40	474.40
Plus 2 years out of school	412.40	474.40	556.40
Plus 3 years out of school	474.40	556.40	634.70
Plus 4 years out of school	556.40	634.70
Plus 5 or more years out of school	634.70

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	323.10	355.80	412.40
Plus 1 year out of school	355.80	412.40	464.30
Plus 2 years out of school	412.40	464.30	518.70
Plus 3 years out of school	464.30	518.70	577.90
Plus 4 years out of school	518.70	577.90
Plus 5 or more years out of school	577.90

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant full-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per week	per week
	$	$
Wage Level A	682.70	709.10
Wage Level B	658.60	683.90
Wage Level C	599.40	622.00

S.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix S1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.63	11.72	13.95
Plus 1 year out of school	11.72	13.95	16.24
Plus 2 years out of school	13.95	16.24	18.88
Plus 3 years out of school	16.24	18.88	21.61
Plus 4 years out of school	18.88	21.61
Plus 5 or more years out of school	21.61

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.63	11.72	13.58
Plus 1 year out of school	11.72	13.58	15.61
Plus 2 years out of school	13.58	15.61	18.32
Plus 3 years out of school	15.61	18.32	20.89
Plus 4 years out of school	18.32	20.89
Plus 5 or more years out of school	20.89

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.63	11.72	13.58
Plus 1 year out of school	11.72	13.58	15.27
Plus 2 years out of school	13.58	15.27	17.06
Plus 3 years out of school	15.27	17.06	19.01
Plus 4 years out of school	17.06	19.01
Plus 5 or more years out of school	19.01

(d) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Levels A, B or C by Appendix S1 are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:


Year of schooling
Year 11 or lower	Year 12
per hour	per hour
$	$
10.63	11.72

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant part-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per hour	per hour
	$	$
Wage Level A	22.45	23.33
Wage Level B	21.64	22.48
Wage Level C	19.72	20.47

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

(i) Where the full-time ordinary hours of work are not 38 or an average of 38 per week, the appropriate hourly minimum wage is obtained by multiplying the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule by 38 and then dividing the figure obtained by the full-time ordinary hours of work per week.

(ii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is provided fully off-the-job by a registered training organisation, for example at school or at TAFE, the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

(iii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is undertaken solely on-the-job or partly on-the-job and partly off-the-job, the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule minus 20% applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

S.5.3 Other minimum wage provisions

(a) An employee who was employed by an employer immediately prior to becoming a trainee with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage per week or per hour by virtue of becoming a trainee. Casual loadings will be disregarded when determining whether the employee has suffered a reduction in their minimum wage.

(b) If a qualification is converted from an AQF Certificate Level II to an AQF Certificate Level III traineeship, or from an AQF Certificate Level III to an AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship, then the trainee must be paid the next highest minimum wage provided in this schedule, where a higher minimum wage is provided for the new AQF certificate level.

S.5.4 Default wage rate

The minimum wage for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are not allocated to a wage level by Appendix S1 is the relevant minimum wage under this schedule for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate to Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are allocated to Wage Level B.

B. This determination comes into operation from 1 July 2018. In accordance with s.166(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect until the start of the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2018.

PRESIDENT

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